1970s Archives: 09/2022

Donald Fagen of Steely Dan live in Los Angeles July 1974

The literature that inspired Donald Fagen and Steely Dan

Donald Fagen on his love of literature.

Sep 29, 2022

Did cherries cause a Blondie concert to end in a riot?

Blondie, cherries, and riots.

Sep 29, 2022

The Rush song based on the dreams of Alex Lifeson

Rush at their most complex.

Sep 22, 2022

Watch Alice Cooper controversially inaugurate the ABC series ‘In Concert’

Nobody shocked like Alice Cooper.

Sep 21, 2022

Listen to Pink Floyd ‘Animals’ reissue that was four years in the making

‘Animals: 2018’ finally gets released.

Sep 18, 2022

The Ramones: Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee Ramone onstage at CBGB

The birth of punk: Hear the Ramones’ raw demos from 1975

Early Ramones from 1975.

Sep 17, 2022

Ranking every song on ‘Talking Heads: 77’

‘Talking Heads: 77’, ranked.

Sep 17, 2022

Watch John Lennon play 'Stand By Me' on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975

The strange case of John Lennon’s first number one song in the US

Interesting.

Sep 16, 2022

Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), Hamburg, Ernst-Merck-Halle, September 1971, Bassist Stu Cook

Watch the first trailer for Creedence Clearwater Revival play the Royal Albert Hall

CCR comes to Netflix.

Sep 13, 2022

The gospel songs Led Zeppelin took as their own

Zeppelin took some liberties.

Sep 9, 2022

George Harrison album 'Gone Troppo' is an underrated classic

Ringo Starr on how George Harrison became his editor

Ringo and George loved each other.

Sep 8, 2022

The reason Joni Mitchell hated performing with Bob Dylan

Why Joni Mitchell thinks Bob Dylan comments were “completely out of context”

“That interviewer was an asshole.”

Sep 7, 2022